Funky Dubbel

Fermented with Wyeast French Saison then a slurry of White labs Farmhouse blend, Brett C and fantome dregs added to secondary for 2 months before bottling.

August 20, 2013 at 07:49am

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Ingredients (All Grain, 45 L)

10 kgMaris Otter Pale

Maris Otter Pale

An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.

.2 kgWeyermann Carafa® II; Weyermann

Weyermann Carafa® II; Weyermann

Carafa I, II and III also are available de-husked. Adds aroma, color and body.

0.25 kgBelgian Special B

Belgian Special B

0.5 kgBarley Flaked

Barley Flaked

Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.

0.5 kgWheat Flaked

Wheat Flaked

Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

0.5 kgRye Flaked

Rye Flaked

Imparts a dry, crisp character. Use in rye beers.

80 gChallenger - 8.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

Challenger

Popular bittering hop used primarily in British ales and lagers. Mild to moderate aroma, but quite spicy.

Fermentables

Total:11.95 kg

Efficiency:75%

Quantity

Proportion

Gravity

Color

Maris Otter Pale

Maris Otter Pale

An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.

10 kg

Weyermann Carafa® II

Weyermann Carafa® II; Weyermann

Carafa I, II and III also are available de-husked. Adds aroma, color and body.

.2 kg

Belgian Special B

Belgian Special B

0.25 kg

Barley Flaked

Barley Flaked

Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.

0.5 kg

Wheat Flaked

Wheat Flaked

Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

0.5 kg

Rye Flaked

Rye Flaked

Imparts a dry, crisp character. Use in rye beers.

0.5 kg

Hops

Total:480.0 g

Kettle Gravity:1.053

Quantity

Boiled

Proportion

Bitterness

Utilization

Challenger(8.00%)

Challenger

Popular bittering hop used primarily in British ales and lagers. Mild to moderate aroma, but quite spicy.

80 g

60 min

Styrian Goldings(6.00%)

Styrian Goldings

Mild, pleasant.

200 g

0.5 min

Czech Saaz(5.00%)

Czech Saaz

Very mild. 'Noble'.

200 g

0.5 min

Discussion

Matthew Jolly

Quite amazing

2014-01-13 12:29pm

I split this batch. One 'clean' with French Saison, one with Farmhouse blend, Brett C and Fantome dregs. Both are similar but have quite different qualities. There is a lovely caramel flavour to both that is more in the nse than taste. No real roasty flavours, but a good, dry saison. The clean portion has some good restrained belgian funky (but not wild) flavours. The bretted version has a distinct wild aroma and flavour that integrates well with the base beer. I don't really know which I prefer, one day one, one the other. It's a brew I'd make again and would experiment with the grain bill absent the dark malts for a paler saison.